Google Launches Free, Legal Music Downloads in China

In another small step forward on its unrelenting march toward worldwide media domination, Google has launched a free music download service in China with the cooperation of major music labels there. According to the article, Google hopes to draw users to its service with better quality in a country where 99 percent of all music files distributed are pirated. In addition, the company hopes that this service will help it compete with its rival, Baidu.com, which unlike Google, offers mp3 searching and downloading abilities.